Ocelot

Ocelot
Production information
Manufacturer	Irece Alpha
Production Year	3067
Class	Light
Cost	5,854,410 C-bills
Technical specifications
'Mech type	Clan BattleMech
Mass	35 tons
Chassis	CurtissFox Ocelot
Armor	Forging FF01 Ferro-Fibrous
Engine	210 General Systems XL
Communications System	Raldon R1
Targeting Tracking System	Dalban HiRez II
Heat Sinks	15 Double heat sinks
Speed	97 km/h
Jump Jets	Leaper Model L6
Armament	2x ER Medium Lasers 1x Heavy Large Laser
BV (2.0)	1,439 1,422

Description

Following the Abjuration of Clan Nova Cat, Khan Santin West ordered a team of scientists who had been captured from Clan Smoke Jaguar to design a BattleMech that could be produced in the Inner Sphere. They attempted to create a 'Mech similar to the Pack Hunter, but ER PPCs were sparse at the time. The team got its break when the Cats acquired a cache of Heavy Large Lasers from Clan Diamond Shark in 3065. They had to rework the original concept of duplicating the Pack Hunter, which eventually became the Ocelot. The 'Mech was approved for production in early 3067.

The Ocelot is a somewhat inexpensive 'Mech that is effective at medium-short range. In order to have the room it needs for its weapons, it saves weight by using an XL Engine and six and a half tons of Ferro-Fibrous armor. It also has enough jump jets to move up to 180 meters at a bound. A Irecian "Squealer" Light Active Probe ensures that the pilot of an Ocelot is rarely surprised.

Weapons and Equipment

The main gun of the Ocelot is its Model X Heavy Large Laser. The laser deals a lot of damage for its size, though it suffers from inaccuracy. To back that up, the Ocelot mounts a pair of Series 2d ER Medium Lasers that have the same range profile as the large. The fifteen double heat sinks on the Ocelot keep it fairly cool, though continued maxing out of the heat curve can eventually result in significant heat buildup.

Variants

• Ocelot 2 

  This variant removes the active probe, a heat sink, and a half ton of armor to mount an ER PPC in place of the heavy laser. This effectively turns it into less of a skirmisher and more of a sniper. BV (1.0) = 1,784, BV (2.0) = 1,734

• Ocelot 3 

  This variant was finishing testing in 3075. It reverses the armament to an ER Large Laser and two Heavy Medium Lasers. It also adds a Targeting Computer and an ECM Suite, though it loses three double heat sinks. BV (2.0) = 1,594

• Ocelot 4 

  This Dark Age variant removes all the weaponry and active probe of the original Ocelot and replaces them with a Large Pulse Laser and two Medium Pulse Lasers. BV (2.0) = 1,468

Gallery

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  An MWDA image of the Ocelot

References

• Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, pp. 138, 146-147
• Technical Readout: 3075, pp. 136-137

Bibliography

• Jihad Hot Spots: 3070
• Record Sheets: 3075
• Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged
• Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge
• Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades
• Technical Readout: 3075
• MWDA Dragon's Fury Dossier of J. Sterling
• MWDA Spirit Cats Dossier of Lenell Nova Cat
• MWDA Spirit Cats Dossier of Rob Hoge
• Master Unit List.pdf